A man from Grandmother’s Bay took home the King Trapper crown from the Prince Albert Winter Festival event this past weekend. Norman McKenzie won gold, finishing beside his brother Gerald who got third and Richard Charles from Stanley Mission who took the silver....
The Executive Director of Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon has taken a new role with the Metis-Nation Saskatchewan. Jason Mercredi, who has worked as Prairie Harm Reduction’s executive director since its inception, will now be serving as the MN-S’s...
By: By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Kendal Netmaker has a message to share. If he can overcome numerous obstacles while growing up to eventually become a successful entrepreneur, so can others. Netmaker, a member of Sweetgrass...
A baby was born on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation for the first time in 50 years. Kaleo Rabbitskin was born Wednesday at the Nation’s healing lodge with the help of midwives and traditional knowledge keepers. Kaleo’s grandmother, senior nurse Norma Rabbitskin said the...
A software testing company that works to give employment and training opportunities to Indigenous people across Canada has acquired a technology company based in Regina. PLATO Testing provides Indigenous people with free training then offers guaranteed employment once...
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after an alleged assault in Pelican Narrows Tuesday. RCMP were called to a residence in the community with reports of an injured woman. As a result, River Jason James Charles was charged with aggravated assault, mischief...
The inquest into the death of a Black Lake First Nation man in a Saskatoon jail cell will take place next month. Benjamin Toutsaint was found unresponsive at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in May of 2019. Medical personnel would make lifesaving attempts on his life,...
A tuberculosis outbreak in Pelican Narrows has been confirmed by northern health officials. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services announced the outbreak in a statement posted to Facebook on Wednesday. While no numbers have been reported, the northern health...
Prince Albert police are investigating after a 30-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound Wednesday morning. Police were called to a residence in the 500 block of 5th Street East around 5 a.m. after the complaint of a shooting. The 30-year-old was found...
Warning: Disturbing Content. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) said it is extending its search grid for the Delmas residential school. An initial search of the school’s foundation yielded zero anomalies in ground-penetrating radar conducted by SNC Lavalin....
